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In Mumbai, random antigen tests at malls, bus stations and railway stations

In light of the increase in Covid-19 cases in Mumbai, the BMC on Friday decided to conduct random rapid antigen tests at all crowded public places such as malls, markets, shopping complexes, bus stations, and railway stations. Senior BMC officials said that antigen testing centers will be set up outside malls and a team of healthcare workers will be deployed at crowded areas, including markets and railway stations.

Rapid antigen detection tests are quicker and take up to 30 minutes as compared to RT-PCR tests that typically take at least 24 hours to give results.